Bob Crawford of The Avett Brothers explores the post-presidential legacy of America’s sixth president: John Quincy Adams. Though often only seen as a failed one-term president and the son of a Founding Father, Adams spent his final decades in Congress fighting the slavocracy and forming a bridge between the founding of America and the era of Lincoln. Founding Son features Patrick Warburton as the voice of John Quincy Adams, Nick Offerman as the voice of Andrew Jackson, and Grey DeLisle as th ...
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John Rich, most recently known as one-half of the Multi-platinum Warner Bros. Records duo, Big & Rich, has been honing his writing skills for years. He has made a name for himself as an artist in his own right, a producer, an award-winning songwriter, judge on Nashville Star (NBC), and host of the smash hit series Gone Country on CMT. As a part of Big & Rich and as a songwriter, he has garnered multiple Grammy, ACM, CMA and CMT Music Award nominations. He was also awarded the ASCAP Songwrite ...
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John Quincy Adams finally defeats the Gag rule, but his feud with Andrew Jackson lasts until the bitter end. And Congressman Abraham Lincoln witnesses from the House floor the dramatic final hours of Adams' life. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…
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When the fates of the enslaved captives of the Amistad are put into the hands of the Supreme Court, John Quincy Adams feels it's his duty to represent them. Adams’ son and wife would have preferred he stayed away from the case altogether. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. See omnystu…
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John Quincy Adams unleashes on the House floor over two pivotal issues of the 1830s: The annexation of Texas, and prohibiting the discussion of slavery in the U.S. House, known as the Gag rule. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Warning: This episode contains a brief description of violence. Andrew Jackson ascends to the presidency after defeating John Quincy Adams in an 1828 rematch. But Jackson is tested by another rival: his own vice president. Meanwhile, Adams arrives in Congress and finds himself in the middle of the slavery debate. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast…
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After a difficult term in office, President John Quincy Adams loses re-election to Andrew Jackson in 1828, one of the most malicious presidential campaigns in American history. But a post-presidential run for Congress gives Adams another chance at political greatness. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and…
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A contentious 1824 presidential election and accusations of a “corrupt bargain” by rival Andrew Jackson raise the stakes for John Quincy Adams as he prepares to take the office his father held just two decades earlier. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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Lumbering Seasons to Celtic Journeys & Memories: This week, a lumbering-season excursion carries us along until we meet a banjo-picking girl -- among various engaging others -- and eventually finish off with a couple of Celtic-tinged journeys and memories.由John Patterson
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Gatherings, Memories & Thanks as the Season Turns -This week we bring together a wide array of pieces old and new that involve musical gatherings of families and friends to share hopes and memories to seek light and give thanks as the season turns -- and we offer a brief set to honor Vermont musician Pete Sutherland, who died at the end of November…
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From Autumn Crossroads to Scottish Dreams: This week we start out at the crossroads, move on to songs to remind ourselves that election day draws near, stir in a few pieces about attitudes folks do (or could) bring with them every day, and finish off with several dreams about life in Scotland.由John Patterson
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Mostly New: Some Voices of This Summer & a Few Voyages - A few recent musical responses to some of the challenges of our times and several journeys out on the water are front and center on this week’s edition of the Song Parlor.由John Patterson
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Then & Now, Old & New: From Hard Times to Travels on Freedom’s Road - This week, a few older pieces exploring 20th century hard times carry us on to some recent songs and tunes, and, finally, several classic pieces related to ongoing efforts to keep moving forward along freedom road.由John Patterson
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Climbing Into MayThis week’s show brings together an assortment of pieces that explore the idea of climbing (sometimes through challenging times) and/or traveling deeper into May and Springtime.由John Patterson
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Navigating Seasons & Change + the Life Cycle of a Bold Outlaw - This week, as the season turns, we bring together a few pieces about navigating changes – seasonal and more – as well as several chronicles of encounters with Robin Hood.由John Patterson
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International Journeys & Three Memorials: This week we begin with several pieces with Ukrainian connections, move on to a set that samples a few recent releases to take us on an international journey, and wrap up with three brief musical memorials.由John Patterson
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Winter Scenes, Heart(land) Voices, VoyagesThis week: Wintry scenes old and new, advice from the heartlands, songs about the power of song, and several voyages.由John Patterson
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Coming into a New Year & Finding Hope in Challenging Times: This week’s show brings together some songs and tunes to help steer us into a challenging new year -- as well as a couple of retrospective sets that also involve forward-looking visions.由John Patterson
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Another Turning of the Year - This week in the Song Parlor we bring together some songs and tunes to carry us through late December and on into the New Year.由John Patterson
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Taking Flight and Seeking Light in Challenging Times: This week’s show centers around songs and tunes that involve finding ways to come together, to seek light, to dance, sing and soar – even in difficult times.由John Patterson
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Remembering Mother Earth – and Veterans - This week, as the Glasgow Climate Change conference continues and Veterans Day comes around, the Song Parlor features an assortment of songs and tunes that explore environmental issues as well as several that offer tributes and remembrances for veterans.由John Patterson
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Halloween Spookiness – & Old & New Encounters Across Great DividesThis week: Eerie tales for late October, a few ballads that chronicle old battles along the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valley corridor, and several recent pieces that explore the challenges and possibilities of surmounting our cultural and political Great Divide.…
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Indigenous People’s Day, a Ride on the Railroad, Staying Upbeat in Challenging Times, and Moving (Musically) into AutumnAs we ease into October, this week’s show begins with several songs for Indigenous People’s Day, then takes us on a memory-laden musical excursion on the railroad. After that, we sample several recent releases that explore ways to…
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Growing Old, Shades of Blue, & Unraveling a Few Riddles: Some songs and tunes about aging, a few shades of the blues, & a number of riddling pieces are front and center in the Song Parlor this week.由John Patterson
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Little Critters -- & Some Recent Songs for Our TimesAs we move into September after a long and challenging summer, in this week’s Song Parlor we check in with some little backyard critters, check out some recent releases, and briefly remember 9/11 as its 20th anniversary approaches.由John Patterson
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Summertime & Two July BirthdaysThis week: Songs for summer times (and our times) & celebrating two July birthdays.由John Patterson
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Three Special June Days: Juneteenth, Father’s Day, & Yeats’ BirthdayThis week’s show features songs and tunes to commemorate three special days in June: Juneteenth, Father’s Day, and the birthday of William Butler Yeats.由John Patterson
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Memories – and Dialogues on the Golden DoorThis week songs and tunes that involve a varied assortment of precious memories – and the hopes, dreams, and challenges associated with them – are on parade in the Song Parlor.由John Patterson
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May Scenes . . . and Some Trees & TraditionsSongs and tunes that involve opportunities for getting out and about in springtime – among the trees, to an assortment of eateries, and so on – and that celebrate the importance of honoring and passing along traditions are at the center of things in the Song Parlor this week.…
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Working Toward Getting Out & About -- & Off to the DanceAs we slip into May and get shots in the arm we’re eager to head outside and move on into post-pandemic times, so that’s what we’re doing in the Song Parlor this week – with an assortment of songs and tunes, old and new, that will eventually carry us off to the dance.…
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Celebrating Two Birthdays (Pete Seeger & John Muir) & Earth Day!Musical birthday cards frame our Song Parlor podcast this week – one is for Pete Seeger (b, May 3, 1919) and the other honors John Muir (b. April 21,1838). Considering the pivotal roles these two creative visionaries played in championing environmental causes, it seems only fitting tha…
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Springing Into AprilThis week in the Song Parlor we Spring into April!由John Patterson
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We Were There: Some Women’s Places & VoicesAs we race through March – Women’s History Month – it seems appropriate that women’s voice predominate in the Song Parlor this week. Along the way we’ll hear from some old time gals, listen to a few songs about women at work, sample several recent recordings, and meet a number of talented sisters.…
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Changing Times & Some ArrivalsThis week we begin with sets that involve Great Changes and Time Changes before moving along to songs and tunes that explore Asian-American, Mexican-American and Irish-American experience and traditions, challenges and artistry – through pieces that carry us from California to New York island and beyond.…
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Struggling to Rise & Be Free -- & Heading Out to SeaThis week, as we move deeper into Mid-February, songs and tunes that involve the struggle for freedom -- and the impediments to achieving it -- will occupy much of our attention before we embark on a musical journey that will take us out to sea.由John Patterson
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Winter Weather & Coming Together – in Community & in LoveThis week’s show begins with wintery weather and then moves on to songs and tunes that involve coming together in community and (as Valentine’s Day draws near) in love.由John Patterson
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Old Scenes & Ceremonies, Fresh Starts, and Two BirthdaysThis week our opening set carries us from the world of George Washington to the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt with various stops along the way, and we follow that with several songs and tunes that in one way or another seem to offer fitting post-2020 election perspectives and hopes. Then,…
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Into ’21: Moving Forward (and Looking Back)Turning the calendar page to a new year provides an irresistible moment for moving ahead (and looking back). On this week’s show we do that through songs and tunes – some new and a few from the distant past -- that in various ways consider the delights and challenges of change and being on the move. We als…
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Seasonal Celebrations: Finding the Light Through Long Dark NightsAs we approach the longest night of the year, move through the holiday season, and head on toward the dawn of a new year, in this week’s Song Parlor we’ve assembled a cornucopia of seasonal songs and tunes old and new!由John Patterson
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Moving From November to December in Pandemic Post-Election Times + A Bite to Eat & a Jog Around Scotland for St. Andrews DayThis week’s show begins with three sets of songs and tunes – many from new or recent releases – that in one way or another seem appropriate as November slides into December in this drawn-out pandemic and post-election season. …
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Some Conversations in NovemberAfter a long and tumultuous election season, this week’s show brings together a bunch of songs and tunes that might be thought of as an extended musical November conversation – a number of pieces that seem to offer opportunities for oblique commentary on the events taking place around us, a few songs about our dreams o…
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Deeper Into Autumn – Toward Halloween & Election DayAs the calendar inexorably leads us deeper into autumn and Halloween draws near, this week in the Song Parlor we start out with a few spooky encounters (old and new), follow up with some songs and tunes that come to mind as Election Day approaches (including reminders to vote), and finish off with…
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Our Times (Old & New) -- & Some Moon SongsThis week our opening sets feature recent songs and tunes (with a few older pieces stirred in along the way) that address issues with which we wrestle in 2020 – the ongoing struggle for social and racial justice in America, trying to navigate our way through various pandemic problems, managing environmental…
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Mail, Flames, Hopes & DreamsThis week we start out with a musical visit with Uncle Sam’s Postman (a tempting topic with the challenges of mail-in voting so much in the news these days). Later on, we move on to several sets of songs and tunes that explore other contemporary issues (and their background), many of them centering around the environment…
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Late Summer Issues & Memories . . . & Going FishingThis week we start out with a few mostly new or recent songs that speak to aspects of our season as we head into September 2020. After that, a few late-Summer memories – and then we’re off to go fishing (and we’ll encounter several mermaids along the way).…
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From Dog Days of August to Thoughts of FlowersThis week’s show carries us from the Dog Days of August to some Thoughts About Flowers (mainly from the British Isles) with stops in between to hear a number of pieces, many from new and recent releases that somehow seem to speak to this extraordinary summer season. Along the way, we save a few minutes …
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Summer Scenes & SongsThis week’s show features a varied assortment of songs and tunes involving summertime thoughts and activities – starting with a few memories and dreams, then moving on to encounters with some pesky critters that tend to make their appearance in the summertime. Later on, after a couple of sets that sample several new and recent …
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Singing Our Times, Celebrating a Birthday, Off to a DanceThis week’s show begins with several recent releases that in various ways speak to the challenges and hopes of our times. Then we move on to a couple of sets honoring Woody Guthrie, the great chronicler of American life who was born on July 14, 1912. After that, a quick musical excursion that…
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Down the River/To Waterloo & BeyondIn late June, it really seems like time to get outdoors, so this week in the Song Parlor we’re spending much of our time with songs and tunes that take us out on a river -- before finishing off with a few pieces than in one way or another evoke thoughts of Napoleon Bonaparte and carry us on to Waterloo and beyond.…
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Free & Equal Blues, Our Times, & Some Family ConnectionsIn the wake of the anguish, turmoil, and waves of protest that have followed the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, this week’s show begins with two sets of songs that seek to offer musical perspective on racial injustice and the struggle for civil rights, justice, and equality over the pas…
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Old Dreams. New Visions and Getting Through Hard Times in the SpringIn this week’s mini-edition of the Song Parlor, we start out with a set drawn from new releases that offer an assortment of old dreams, new visions, and community-building affirmations. After that, a few songs, old and new, that explore some challenges and possible responses to har…
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